Ghana Black Stars to play three friendlies before World Cup

Ghana have confirmed three friendlies against Nicaragua, Brazil, and Switzerland ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.



The Ghana Football Association confirmed the Nicaragua friendly on Thursday evening, saying it is part of the Black Stars’ World Cup preparations.

The Black Stars will take on Nicaragua on September 27 in Spain.

It follows the announcement last week of a friendly match against Brazil on September 23 in London, as well as one against Switzerland on November 17.

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Coach Otto Addo will use the matches to continue his assessment and team building for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 finals scheduled to start on Sunday, November 20, 2022.

Ghana are in a difficult group and will face Portugal (November 24), South Korea (November 28) and Uruguay (December 2).